An Irish country practice

by Patrick Taylor

Paper Book, 2017

Publication

New York : Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates book, 2017.

Collection

Highlands

Call number

Fiction T

Physical description

384 p.; 25 cm

Status

Available

Call number

Fiction T

Description

"Once, not too long ago, there was just a single Irish country doctor tending to the lively little village of Ballybucklebo: Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. Now his thriving practice is growing by leaps and bounds. Not only has O'Reilly taken a new trainee under his wing, Doctor Connor Nelson, he's also added a spirited Labrador puppy to his ever-expanding household at Number One Main Street. Meanwhile, his trusted partner, young Doctor Barry Laverty, finds himself wondering if he's truly ready to settle down and start a family with his lovely fiancée, Sue. As the doctors cope with domestic and professional challenges, they also look after their patients and their ailments... All is not sickness and worry, however. There's plenty of joy and merriment to be found as well, from a visiting circus to racing to sailing... and maybe even a happy ending or two."--Book jacket.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ritaer

Cycles of life continue in country village. New doctor educates Dr. O'Reilly on the realities of wife abuse and Dr. Laverty must decide how he feels about raising a family.

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LibraryThing member cfk

Life and death, love and laughter, all a balancing act under the direction of Dr O'Reilly. Each of his books are so satisfying!

LibraryThing member Diana_Long_Thomas

The latest book in the Irish Country series, though book 14 will be out soon. In this one there's a new trainee to show the ropes, with more coming in the future at the request of one of the local teaching hospitals. Doctor Laverty is looking for a house for him and his soon to be wife while

dealing with doubts of wanting to have children in their future. There's a huge issue with Number One Main Street with the county wanting to take it so they can widen the roads in the area due to more use. There are surprise twins, new puppies, and possible domestic violence to sort out. As well as many more issues that everyone seems to know about in the small community. I really loved this one, it seemed to finally be back to the style of the first few books in the series that make me a fan.

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LibraryThing member jennybeast

It's a good thing that I'm looking for long-haul audio books. This particular installment was a bit of slog -- will they _never_ just get married, already? OMG. At one point late in the book Fingal refers back to initial sweepstakes that opened the book as 10 weeks previous, and I thought, so...

that's at least an hour of listening for each week, then? Let's just say it proceeds in a stately manner. That said, there were some delightful highlights, some unexpected twists and turns, and Barry is a drama llama, as per usual.

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